POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University softball team (11-12 overall, 5-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) hosts Saint Peter's (3-13, 0-3) for a three-game series this weekend at Gartland Field.
The Red Foxes and Peacocks will play a doubleheader on Saturday and a single game on Sunday. First pitch both days is set for noon.
- Marist ran its winning streak to five with a three-game series sweep of Niagara last weekend to open its home schedule.
- The Red Foxes prevailed by scores of 2-1, 10-2 (five innings), and 12-6.
- Peyton Pusey was named MAAC Player of the Week after going 8-for-11 (.727) with two home runs in the series against Niagara.
- This was Pusey's first MAAC weekly honor of the season, and fourth of her career. She has been named MAAC Player of the Week three times.
- Marist has won eight MAAC awards in the first seven weeks of the season, with seven different Red Foxes being honored.
- Batting Average: Haley Ahr, .392
- OPS: Isabella Manory, 1.009
- Runs: Ahr, 18
- Hits: Ahr, 29
- Doubles: Ahr, 6
- Triples: Peyton Pusey 3
- Home Runs: Pusey & Manory, 3
- RBIs: Sienna Kunze, 15
- Stolen Bases: Pusey, 8
- Wins: Stella Blanchard, 5
- ERA: Ava Metzger, 2.03
- WHIP: Metzger, 1.32
- Innings Pitched: Blanchard, 47.1
- Strikeouts: Blanchard, 30
- Batting Average Against: Metzger, .216
- In its most recent action, Saint Peter's was swept in a three-game series at Penn last weekend.
- Kiana Kadena Matsuda leads Saint Peter's in batting average (.395), OPS (.939), runs scored (five), hits (15), and stolen bases (six).
- Four Peacocks' pitchers have thrown at least 15 innings, led by Morgan Lipansky (19.2). Lipansky has a team-best 20 strikeouts.
- Marist returns to action on Tuesday with a MAAC doubleheader at Mount St. Mary's.
- First pitch of game one is set for noon.
